terminus ad quem

Meaning

Noun

  • the latest possible date of a non-punctual event (period, era, etc.)
  • an objective or goal

Origin

  • From Latin terminus ("limit") + ad + quem, the accusative of quī. Literally meaning “the limit up until which”.

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